Cerebral Venous Infarction due to Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: A Case Study and Review of Literature
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is an uncommon disease entity. In contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance venography (MRV) images of the brain, CVST usually manifests as a filling defect of the dural venous sinuses. Brain parenchymal involvement in CVST can be ranged...
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| description | Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is an uncommon disease entity. In contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance venography (MRV) images of the brain, CVST usually manifests as a filling defect of the dural venous sinuses. Brain parenchymal involvement in CVST can be ranged from parenchymal oedema to haemorrhagic infarctions. Though the most frequent cause of haemorrhagic infarction in brain is CVST, other rare causes such as cerebral venous outflow obstruction due to neck vein pathology have been reported. We report a rare case of haemorrhagic brain infarctions secondary to bilateral internal jugular vein thrombosis in a 17-year-old woman, who has presented with worsening headache and seizures. She had high susceptibility of getting venous thrombosis for being a young female on oral contraceptive pills. While reporting a rare cause of cerebral haemorrhagic infarctions, this case report highlights the need for having a high degree of suspicion to diagnose CVST. Further, this case report emphasises the value of prompt and adequate imaging of neck veins if the haemorrhagic infarction presents with patent cerebral venous sinuses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3e0d697a00714fc28738dcf595509e632025-02-03T06:43:39ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352020-01-01202010.1155/2020/46343164634316Cerebral Venous Infarction due to Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: A Case Study and Review of LiteratureIroshani Kodikara0Dhanusha Gamage1Janaka Kalubowila2Specialist Radiologist & Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri LankaConsultant Radiologist, Teaching Hospital, Rathnapura, Sri LankaConsultant Radiologist, Teaching Hospital, Rathnapura, Sri LankaCerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is an uncommon disease entity. In contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance venography (MRV) images of the brain, CVST usually manifests as a filling defect of the dural venous sinuses. Brain parenchymal involvement in CVST can be ranged from parenchymal oedema to haemorrhagic infarctions. Though the most frequent cause of haemorrhagic infarction in brain is CVST, other rare causes such as cerebral venous outflow obstruction due to neck vein pathology have been reported. We report a rare case of haemorrhagic brain infarctions secondary to bilateral internal jugular vein thrombosis in a 17-year-old woman, who has presented with worsening headache and seizures. She had high susceptibility of getting venous thrombosis for being a young female on oral contraceptive pills. While reporting a rare cause of cerebral haemorrhagic infarctions, this case report highlights the need for having a high degree of suspicion to diagnose CVST. Further, this case report emphasises the value of prompt and adequate imaging of neck veins if the haemorrhagic infarction presents with patent cerebral venous sinuses.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4634316 |
| spellingShingle | Iroshani Kodikara Dhanusha Gamage Janaka Kalubowila Cerebral Venous Infarction due to Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: A Case Study and Review of Literature Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Cerebral Venous Infarction due to Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: A Case Study and Review of Literature |
| title_full | Cerebral Venous Infarction due to Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: A Case Study and Review of Literature |
| title_fullStr | Cerebral Venous Infarction due to Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: A Case Study and Review of Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebral Venous Infarction due to Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: A Case Study and Review of Literature |
| title_short | Cerebral Venous Infarction due to Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: A Case Study and Review of Literature |
| title_sort | cerebral venous infarction due to internal jugular vein thrombosis a case study and review of literature |
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